The code below is working nearly flawlessly, however my value for page title on one of my pages keeps coming up empty after a few page refreshes... It sticks for awhile, then it
The WordPress Codex has got an function reference for add_meta_box(), with a great example.
And yes, it uses
if ( defined('DOING_AUTOSAVE') && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return $post_id;
and I think you've implemented it the right way.